What is recorded here

Inchmurrin castle stands on Loch Lomond as a medieval ruin, its stones marked by a kiln barn that continued after the castle fell. The island has no road, no door and no owner visible from the water, only a castle that stopped being complete. A person may have rowed past it at dawn, seen the broken walls and understood that the lake keeps more than it gives back.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Loch Lomond, Inchmurrin, Castle as Castle (medieval), Kiln Barn (medieval) - (post Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

The castle on Inchmurrin Island in Loch Lomond was likely built in the 13th or 14th century, possibly by the MacDougall clan, who were prominent in the region during the medieval period. It is remembered for its strategic location and as a symbol of the turbulent history of the West Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

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